Chiriguelo

Chiriguelo

Carbonatite rare earth element deposit in Paraguay

Deposit type: Carbonatite

REE minerals: monazite, cerianite, plumbopyroclore

Ore minerals: thorite, prochlore (U)

Gangue minerals:

Host rock types: sovite, rodbergite, carbonatite, syenite, fenite

Average grade:

Status: Occurrence

Company:

Resource estimates:

There is small scale development of laterite with this deposit.

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